HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, Honolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services, and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a SAREX (search and rescue exercise) off Oahu, Sept. 27, 2023. “The exercise improved interagency cohesion between organizations and first responders with one goal in common, saving lives. Continuing Leer másCoast Guard and partners conducted a SAREX off Oahu[…]
PALMDALE, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023 — Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and the US Air Force completed the first flight of the U-2 Dragon Lady’s Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) program. The successful first flight tested the new advanced capabilities aboard the U-2 as part of the ATR contract, including: During this mission the aircraft successfully performed a low-altitude Leer másLockheed Martin conducts first flight in U-2 Avionics Tech Refresh[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard crews rescue five sailors from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia within Lookout Bight in Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Friday, September 22, 2023. The owner of sailing vessel Wanderful Life used a cell phone to call Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders Leer másCoast Guard rescue 5 sailors during Tropical Storm Ophelia[…]
U.S. Army story by Capt. Kyle Abraham, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – A U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew assigned to Charlie Company, 1-52 General Support Aviation Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade performed a rescue (medevac) of a hunter near Gold King Creek, Alaska, on Sep. 17, 2023. The mission started Leer másU.S. Army UH-60L crew rescue hunter near Gold King Creek, Alaska[…]
The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group assisted the 124th Fighter Wing’s Air Support Operations Squadron and Medical Group in executing medevac training at Prairie, Idaho. August 30, 2023. During the joint-training, the Idaho Army National Guard occupied the skies in preparation for the medevac operations training with UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews while the Leer másIdaho National Guard conducted a medevac training in Prairie[…]
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a fisherman from a charter fishing vessel approximately 40 nautical miles west of Point Loma, San Diego. Thursday, September 14, 2023, at morning. At approximately 3:30 a.m., Coast Guard Sector San Diego watchstanders received a distress call from the fishing vessel Ranger Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T medevac fisherman offshore Point Loma[…]
LONDON, Sept. 12, 2023 – Today at DSEI exhibition, Lockheed Martin announced the intention of Sikorsky to participate in the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement with the Black Hawk. Lockheed Martin’s outlined its team of UK partners and the benefits of choosing the advanced, Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk® helicopter to replace the Leer másSikorsky UK launches Team Black Hawk For UK’s NMH requirement[…]
MIAMI – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector, along with Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO), the Coast Guard, and local law enforcement partners within Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast, responded to a migrant landing at the Dry Tortugas National Park, approximately 70 nautical miles east of Key Leer másCoast Guard and partners rescue missing migrant in Dry Tortugas[…]
BOSTON – A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a woman passenger from the cruise ship Carnival Legend 180 nautical miles from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Monday, September 4, 2023. At 6:35 p.m., Coast Guard 1st District command center watchstanders received a report from the cruise ship Carnival Legend that a woman on board the vessel Leer másMH-60T medevac woman from cruise ship 180 nm off Cape Cod[…]
SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard Air Station San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue multiple persons who were in distress following flash flooding in the vicinity of San Diego. Friday evening, September 1, 2023. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders received an agency assist request from the Imperial County Sheriffs to Leer másCoast Guard MH-60 rescue during flash flooding in San Diego[…]
